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Joseph S. Alpert, MD and Stephen A. Klotz, MD

Stephen A. Klotz, MDInfectious DiseasesProfessor of Medicine and Family, Community MedicineThe University of Arizona

Infective Endocarditis

Presentation Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the current epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, and clinical aspects of infectious endocarditis.2. Understand the potential threats to the nervous system that can occur during a bout of infectious endocarditis.3. Understand current thinking about therapy for patients with infectious endocarditis.

CME Credit Provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Dr. Chang has close collaborations with industrial companies and academic institutes. He is an inventor on several patents, and an expert in modeling and simulating biological networks to predict molecular functions.

Anita Koshy, MD

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Neurology; Department of Immunobiology; BIO5 Institute; Evelyn F. McKnight Brain InstituteThe University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson

Viral Encephalitis

Presentation Learning Objectives:

1. Know the most common viral encephalitides, when to think about them, and how to treat.2. Know up-and-coming diagnostic testing.3. Know proposed mechanisms by which viruses enter the CNS.

CME Credit Provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

CME Credit Provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Bruce R. Ransom, MD, PhD

Chair, Neurology Department and Professor, Neurology

University of Washington School of Medicine

Center for Innovation in Brain Science Visiting Scholar Lecture

Bruce R. Ransom, M.D., Ph.D, is the chair of the University of Washington Medicine Neurology Department and professor of neurology. He is an expert in general neurology and sub-specializes in movement disorder conditions, such as Parkinson disease. He also conducts research on the cellular mechanisms of brain injury due to stroke and the function of non-neuronal brain cells called glial cells.

Dr. Ransom was a faculty member in neurology at Stanford and Yale Universities before he moved to the UW in 1995 to become the founding chair of the Department of Neurology. He has an adjunct appointment as professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics.

Dr. Ransom is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, a member of the American Neurological Association and is board certified in neurology. He is a past president of the Association of University Professors of Neurology. He has lectured widely on topics related to his research and clinical interests.

Namita A. Goyal, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, UC Irvine

Associate Director, UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Center

Director, Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory

Director, Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship

Myositis: Clinical Features and Recent Advances in Evaluation and Management

Presentation Learning Objectives:

1. Highlight the clinical features associated with the different myositis patients.2. Update the audience on the new antibodies associated with myositis and the insight it may provide.3. Update the audience on the treatment approaches used for myositis patients.

CME Credit Provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

The Second Annual Dr. William A. Sibley Memorial Lecture: "The Art of Multiple Sclerosis"

Presentation Learning Objectives:

1. To identify the current challenges related to disease recognition in multiple sclerosis.2. To discuss novel concepts related to the diagnosis and understanding of disease state in multiple sclerosis.3. To recognize future scientific opportunities in multiple sclerosis related to disease prevention.

CME Credit provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Dr. Darin Okuda has disclosed that he receives research support from Biogen, Inc. and is on the Speaker’s Bureau for Acorda Therapeutics.

All other Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

CME credit provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

R. John Hurlbert, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

Professor, Department of SurgeryCo-Director, Spine ProgramThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson

Surgical Management of Cervical Radiculopathy

CME credit provided by The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

Presentation Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the anatomy of radiculopathy.2. Become familiar with the principles of surgical treatment.3. Gain knowledge of spinal reconstruction after discectomy.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.